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maccat Standard or micro

i am not sure which to by a maccat Standard or a maccat micro.

i am going for a UL setup. i still want to be able to cook under it with my jet-boil. and have surfactant coverage for reasonably rainy nights.
price is also a lot to consider as the maccat micro is on 65$. i am hoping some off you that have bought a maccat micro could help me!!!!!!

If you really want to shave the weight, go with the Micro and do it in Spinn.

You can still cook under it, but it's easier if the hammock isn't in the way. The Micro will keep you dry, but you have to pay more attention and using the landscape to your advantage helps tremendously. A Micro in Spinn went on my Xmas list just last week.

If you really want to shave the weight, go with the Micro and do it in Spinn.

You can still cook under it, but it's easier if the hammock isn't in the way. The Micro will keep you dry, but you have to pay more attention and using the landscape to your advantage helps tremendously. A Micro in Spinn went on my Xmas list just last week.

I did not believe that a Micro was available in Spinn.

At least that is what the site said and I do believe was told by Brian...

"dirt"

“Our ordinary mind always tries to persuade us that we are nothing but acorns and that our greatest happiness will be to become bigger, fatter, shinier acorns; but that is of interest only to pigs. Our faith gives us knowledge of something better: that we can become oak trees.”

I hadn't even looked yet to see if they were offered in Spinn, just assumed.
Wonder why that is? I bet Brian can be bribed. He is a starving grad student after all.

I believe there was some reason on the deminsions of the tarp not allowing the use of spinn..

But i have been wrong in the past.

"dirt"

“Our ordinary mind always tries to persuade us that we are nothing but acorns and that our greatest happiness will be to become bigger, fatter, shinier acorns; but that is of interest only to pigs. Our faith gives us knowledge of something better: that we can become oak trees.”

Either one will work! Many have used the micro in very bad weather and been just fine, and as Cannibal mentioned get the Micro in Spinn for extra weight saving's! As Cannibal also say's pitching it right will play the largest role all the while utilizing the landscape to assist!

"yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift---thats why its called a present" - Master Oogway
It's always best if your an early riser!

I'm right there with you, YH - building up my first hammock camping rig and I've got everything except the tarp. I'm torn between MacCat Micro vs. Standard too, trying to keep my pack weight down but still be comfortable in camp. Personally I'm leaning toward the standard but I'm still on the fence a bit